Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,021, James Finch, New York

SERVICE
New York.
Finch, James
NUMBER
S. 13.021
carded.
CONTENTS
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New York 20 Sept 21
James Finch
of Delaware Co in the State of N. York who was a private in the Comp. commanded by Captain Delaware of the Regt. commanded by Col. Thomas in the N. York line for 9 Months
Inscribed on the Roll of N. York at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 12 day of Aug, 1832 and further of Rochester N.Y.
Arrears to the 1st of Mar. '31 $ 6 00 Sem-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. '33 1 35 $ 7 35
Revolutionary Claim, Noted June 7, 1832.
Recorded by G. B. Bates Clerk Book 6, Vol. 3. Page 56

State of New York
County of Delaware ss On this 3 d day of May one thousand eight hundred & thirty three personally appeared before me Saber Bosworth First Judge of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Delaware aforesaid James Finch a resident of the town of Hambleton in said county of Delaware and State aforesaid aged Seventy eight years of age who being affiant duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. He enlisted as a private  private in the town of Can'tlands Manor as it was then called now North Salem in the county of Westchester & State of New York aforesaid about the first of November 1775 under Captain Samuel Delavan & John B. Miller was first lieutenant in New York State Militia he enlisted for three months Was engaged in patrolling was ordered to White Plains to guard the jail. Was at White Plains several days. Then marched back to Can'tlands Manor Was then marched to Yonkers within two or three miles of Kings bridge on the eastern part road, and was stationed there to guard a large number of cannon that was brought there from New York City. Suffered exceedingly from cold weather and Was afterwards marched on to York Island to Horns back and continued there until the term for which he had enlisted had expired While at Horns back was employed in building a Fort Served three months in this engagement. About the last of February or first of March 1776. He enlisted as a volunteer in the militia of the State of aforesaid as a Soldier in a company commanded by Captain Cornelius Steenrod I think that Timothy Van Klief was Lieutenant Enlisted at Can'tlands Manor for three months, marched from there to Horns back & remained at Horns back until discharged. He this declarant is not clear in his recollection whether he served over one month but thinks from his best recollection he served one month
In July 1776 This declarant engaged as a substitute for one John Evans engaged to serve for five months in the New York State militia in a company of Militia commanded by Captain Nathaniel Delavan Colonel Lawrence Lieutenant in Colonel Thomas

Regiment was mustered at Can'tland Manner once said and marched to Verplank's point was stationed there about two weeks Marched from Verplank's point to Larry Town to watch the of the enemy. There was two British vessels of war lying in the Hudson River opposite Larry town the Honor & Dignity of Gordon was stationed at Larry town until the British ships moved down the River Was then marched from there to Port In- dependence was stationed there until it was left by the American troops We were then marched from there to White- plains He then see General Washington and also the Prussian General, at Fort Independence Before the Battle at White plains this declaration was taken sick & was unable to do duty and on that account was not in the battle at White plains After the Battle at White plains the regiment to which he belonged to Pechskill where he joined the regiment again and after having served the term of his enlistment which was five months was dis- charged He served at various other times in the militia on a farm during the Revolutionary War Was a volunteer in the militia and fought at the battle at Ridgefield when General Wooster was killed But he makes no claim for services last mentioned as he cannot with any certainty recollect the time served But he claims to have
 Served under Captain Samuel Delavan 3 months  2 Under Captain Cornelius Steenrod 1 "  3 Under " Nathaniel Delavan 5 "  9 months 
That he has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person living who served with him in the same company or Regiment except Christopher Peck who served a part of the time in the same Regiment of militia with this declaration
He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state
And the said declarant says that he was born in the town of Stamford county of Fairfield & state of Connecticut in February 1755 according to his belief but has no record of his age - Lived in Can'tland Manner then called

Now North Salem County of Westchester at the time he entered the Service Remained from the county of Westchester to the State of Ohio over forty years ago & lived there about one year & a half & on account of the Indians were removed from there & came to the town of Colchester in the county of Delaware & State of New York aforesaid & lived there until within two years past & has since that time lived in the town of Hamden his present place of residence.
He is unable to make any further statement respecting the officers he served under than he has made
So acquainted with John H Gregory Thomas Gregory Benjamin Pine & Nathan Fuller of the town of Colchester and Elyah Grant of the town of Hamden an Associate of Hamden & has been for a number of years.
Sworn & Subscribed before me this 3 d May 1833.
James Finch
Isaac Bedwell First Judge of Delaware County
I Isaac Bedwell First Judge as aforesaid do certify that the above named James Finch is unable by reason of bodily infirmity unable to appear in court to make his declaration. Isaac Bedwell
Interrogatories
The following interrogatories were propounded to the applicant above named and answered by him before me
1. Where and what year was you born? Answer In the town of Stamford county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut in February 1755. "according to his best knowledge & belief"

2 Have you an entry record of age; and if so where is it?
Ans. I have no record of my age, except what I have kept from my earliest membership
4 th Where were you living when called in to Service; were you an drafted, did you volunteer or were you a Substitute? If a Substitute for whom?
Ans. I volunteered in the first place & engaged for three months to serve under Capt. Samuel Delavan. The second time volunteered & engaged to serve under Captain Cornelius Steenrod engaged for three months but did not serve but one month. I served for five months as a substitute for John Evans in company commanded by Nathaniel Delavan in the New York State troops in Colonel Thomas Regiment.
3 d Where were you living when called in to Service? when began you and since the revolutionary war and where are you now?
Ans. I lived in place then called Courtlands Manor now called North Salem in the county of Westchester & State of New York Subsequent to the Revolution I removed to the State of Ohio I then removed from there to the town of Rochester in the county of Delaware & from there to Haverde where I now reside.
5 th State the names of some of the regular officers who were with the troops where you served.
Ans. Captain Samuel Delavan Captain Steenrod Captain Nathaniel Delavan Col Thomas Thomas I do not recollect of any of the continental officers except Genl. Washington whom I once saw, & the General Laurens with certainty.
Ask to 6 & 7. I never need a discharge. I am known to some still whom I have long known. Have not much or any acquaintance in the neighborhood I now live
John Washburn Test Judge

No 25752
James Finch Delaware County New York.
Admitted
Printed 9 months
Sabry Bostwick Hamblea New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjóined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of James French Delaware County New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Entered 1775 — 3 — priv t Capt Delavan, 78 years Worcester County New York Traditionary evidence & two wit- nesses certified credible. papers correct -   Enlisted 1776 — 1 — " Capt Stearns   Sub - July 1776 — 5 — " Capt Delavan, Col Thomas  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his.

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown, under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

for the a service information
Rev. and 1812 War Section.
Ans
December 15, 1924.
Mrs. John Gill, 839 S. 13th St., Muskogee, Okla.
Madam;
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13031, it appears that James Finch was born in February 1755 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
While residing at Courtland Manor, now North Salem, Westchester County, New York, he enlisted November 1, 1775 and served as a private in Captain Samuel Delavan's New York Company.
He enlisted in February or March 1776 and served one month in Captain Cornelius Steenrod's New York Company.
He enlisted in July 1776 and served five months in Captain Nathaniel Delavan's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' New York Regiment.
He served at various other times in the Militia on alarms and was a volunteer in the Militia at the battle of

Ridgefield.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 3, 1833, while a resident of Hamden, Delaware County, New York.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Respectfully,
Acting Commissioner.

May - 9 - 1903 - Hirtz, a. Mrs. J. A. Winans - Sidney Center N.Y. 1907 Oct. 8 Hist. Soc. Mrs. J. L. Hoff. 1924 Dec. 15 - " " Mrs. John Bell acced. 1928 June 4 " " Mary D. Finch, N.Y. 1929 Apr. 16. Hist. Soc. Mrs. Stanley C. Bayless - A. N.Y.
Barham
13.021 INVALID.
File No. 13.021
James Finch Dr. Rev. War
Act: June 7th 82
Index: Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of New York. County of Delaware ss.
I Crawford B. Sheldon (Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware (it being a Court of records) do hereby certify that James Bostwick Esquire before whom the annexed affidavits purport to have been sworn, and the person who purports to have signed the annexed certificates was at the date of the same first Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Delaware and that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of the said Judge and justly believe his name sub- scribed to the said affidavits and certificates to be his proper handwriting and signature — In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal of office this 27 th day of June in the year 1833. C B Sheldon Clerk.

207.2

State of New York County of Delaware } On this 3rd day of May 1833
On this 3rd day of May 1833
Comme before me, Abigail Bitt of the town of Hamden in the county of Delaware & state of New York aged seventy six years who being duly sworn, depose to and declare that she is the sister of James Finch of Hamden aforesaid who is now a prisoner for a pension under the act of Congress passed 7 June 1832. That previous to carrying the Revolution army was & for some years after peace she lived in the town of Mountland-Hamner (Now North Salem) in the county of Westchester & state of New York lived on the same farm with her brother James Finch, whom she married. She well remembers that he was in the military service & was absent from home in the service at different times. Under her husband at the time that he enlisted under Captain Samuel Delavan as a minute man for three months. She remembers well when he enlisted under Captain Stewart & that he was on duty as she then understood. The said Abigail further depose & saith that she understood that the said James Finch also enlisted under Captain Nathaniel Delavan for five months & served the time he engaged as she then understood at the time. This deponent has heard & her brother James Finch to gether in the service at different times. Her mark
Subscribed this third day of May 1833 Before me -
Isaac Bestwick First Judge of Delaware county.
I, Isaac Bestwick First Judge of Delaware county aforesaid do certify that I am personally acquainted with Mrs. Abigail Bitt who made the above deposition is person of truth & veracity & that her statement is entitled to credit given under my hand 3rd May 1833
Isaac Bestwick 35

State of New York County of Delaware } ss On this 3 rd day of May 1833
Isaac Hilt of the town of Harnaden in the county of Delaware & State of New York being duly sworn says that he is well acquainted with James Finch who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration & has been acquainted with the said James for more than forty five years and I believe him to be seventy eight years of age that he is respected & believed in the whole neighbourhood to have been a soldier of the Revolution & that I am in that opinion.
Isaac Hilt
Sworn & subscribed this 3 rd May 1833. Before me. John Bostwick First judge of Delaware county courts.
I do certify that I am acquainted with the above named Isaac Hilt who made the above deposition that he is a person of truth & veracity & that his statement is entitled to credit.
John Bostwick First judge
State of New York, County of Delaware } ss On this 19 th day of June 1833 came
before me Christopher Roff of the town of Harnock in the county of Delaware afore said to me known who being duly sworn according to law deposes & saith that he is seventy years of age upwards and that he is well acquainted with James Finch of the town of Harnock in the county of Delaware afore said and that he was acquainted with the said James Finch before the beginning of the Revolutionary War and that he has been acquainted with the said James ever since. That he is knowing that the said James Finch served in a company commanded by Captain Delaware and other several other troops during the three first years of the Revolutionary War. And that this company served with the said James but not in the same company.

in a company commanded by Captain Delaware and that he under stood that the said James served at other times during the three first years of the War but it is not within his recollection now what officers the said James served under excepting under Captain Delaware. The said James Finch is several years older than this deponent & was in the service previous to this deponent entering the service. This deponent served in the militia in the war of the Revolution but not in the same company with the said James Finch. This deponent further testifies that from his own knowledge of the said James Finch and from other circumstances which occurred during the revolution he hath reason to believe and doth believe that the said James served as stated in his declaration.
Sworn & Subscribed this 19 th day of June 1833.
Christopher Roff
Before me -
Julius Bestwick
I do hereby that I am acquainted with the above named Christopher Roff that he is an Able person as to truth & veracity & that his statement is entitled to credit Julius Bestwick First Judge of Delaware county.
State of New York } County of Delaware }
I John H. Gregory of the town of Colchester in the county of Delaware aforesaid do here by certify that I am well acquainted the above named declarant James Finch who now resides in the town of Hamden in said county of Delaware & have been acquainted with him for thirty years past. The said James having lived in the town of Colchester until he removed to

Holland where he now lives that I believe him to be seventy eight years of age & that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood in Colchester where he lately resided to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that I concur in that opinion
Sworn & Subscribed this 19 th day of June 1833. Before me
J. H. Gregory
And I the said John Bostonwick judge as afore said do hereby declare my opinion after the investiga- tion of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the claim named as aforesaid was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states & that it appears to me that Isaac Bitt of the town of Holland and John H. Gregory of the town of Colchester are cred- itable persons & that their statements is entitled to credit And I do further certify that there is not any clergymen living in the town of Holland or Colchester who are or is acquainted with the said James Finch.
John Bostonwick First Judge of Delaware county

A Statement showing the Services of James Finch of Delaware county New York
   Period when the services were rendered Declaration of Claims Service Rank of claimants Service Names and rank of the company Officers Names & rank of Genl & Field Officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged Country in through which he marched Place of arrival when he entered the Service and age at the present period Evidence by which the claim declaration is supported   Years Months Days     Enlisted about 1 st March 1775 3 a private Capt Samuel Delaware Gillis 1 st Lieutenant Donat - re collet - no march no engagement To White Plains To York Island where discharge Count Lamb's Manor near the Mohawk River - New York Christopher Ruff Abigail Hilt   Last of Feb y or 1 st March 1776 1 a private Cornelius Stewart Captain John Schenk Lieutenant " " To Morris Brook Same place Frederick May Dora Hilt Barbara   July 1776 5 a private Nathaniel Delaware Capt Lawrence Lt Colonel Hori- as Regiment Was sick when the Battle of White Plains was fought. Verplancks point, Tarrytown, Fort m'Cluskey and Peekskill John H. Gregory G Calchester   9 Served as a substitute for John Evans    78 years of age

MRS. STANLEY C. BAYLESS AUSTIN, POTTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA
January 16th
The Pension Office Washington, D. C.
Dear Sirs, -
Stamp Enclosed
Will you kindly send me the record of James Finch , Revolutionary soldier -
I need this information for my application for membership in the D.A.R.
Very truly yours, Carlotta S. Bayless (Mrs. Stanley C. Bayless)

Sidney Center March 25 Pension Department. U. S. A.
I am looking for information of some of my Revolutionary ancestors. I wish the war record of Daniel Sewell also his discharge papers if they are there
James Finch was a minute man in the revolution I want his record and discharge papers, also
Isaac Winans a revolutionary soldier. These men settled in New York state, Daniel Sewell was from England. Yours.
Address Mrs. J. A. Winans Sidney Center Del. Co. N. Y.

Walton, N.Y. Sept. 10, 1907
Pension Bureau of the War Department, Washington, D.C.
Dear sir:-
Would you please inform me if John Backus was a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a young man at the time of the war. I do not know the time of his death. He was born in Connecticut, but his home in his later life was in Delaware Co., N. Y. near Deposit. His wife was Elisabeth Bennett. Also, if James Finch was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was born in 1750 or 1755 and died in 1832 or 1833. His home at the time must have been on Long Island Sound in New York or Connecticut. He died in Delaware County, N.Y. If either of the above were soldiers, would you kindly send me their war records

and oblige,
Yours truly, Mrs. J. L. Neff.
Ms. B. 3
20221

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The Pension Department, Washington, D.C.
Dear sir:
Would you please send me or inform me how to obtain, who entered service from town of Hamden, New York, the complete record of James Finch, Revolutionary soldier. This record is desired by my mother so that she may become a member of the Daughters of the Revolution.
Her name was Jennie Rutherford, daughter of Lucinda Signor Thanking you very much for any trouble, I am, Very truly,
Lucinda Huff Gill (Mrs. John Gill)

Oxford, Ohio, Aug. 29, 1927
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen:-
I am endeavouring to secure evidence of Revolutionary service of our Finch ancestry.
Eager's History of Orange Co. N.Y. says James Finch Sr. (our gr. gr. grandfather) was during the Revolution a "3 months man" - a "minute man", - that he was did military service in French and Indian War (1755-56) and "at Fort Stanwix was waiter to General Abercrombie".
Whatever service he rendered must have been in or near Orange County, New York near Minisink, Goshen or Middletown.
His father, John Finch, probably may have also served his country there.
Please see if you have any records of their service, or inform me how I can trace such history.
Sincerely,
Mary D. Finch
18 East Collins St Oxford, Ohio

for statement of the military history of James Tuttle a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S. 13021
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     July 1775 3 mos. Pvt. Samuel Delavan N.Y.   Oct 1775 1 mo. Cornelius Steenrod   July 1776 3 mos. Samuel Delavan Thomas Thomas   Served at various other times in the militia on alarms and was a volunteer in the militia at Battle of Kingsfield.  
Battles engaged in, _____
Residence of soldier at enlistment, North Haven, Westchester Co. N.Y.
Date of application for pension, May 3 1833  Blame allowed
Residence at date of application, Camden, Delaware Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, Born at Stamford, Fairfield Co. Conn. Feb 1755
Remarks: Widow's Sister Abigail Hitt a widow 76 years old residing at Camden N.Y. in 1833. No further family data as date of death not stated. No limit payment of pension apply to And for Int. Dept. Treasury Dept. citing the following data b/f 20. 1833. Same Aug. 12, 1833, Act June 7, 1832 Very respectfully, Agency New York

June 4, 1928.
Mary D. Finch, 18 East Collins Street, Oxford, Ohio.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13021, it appears that James Finch was born in February 1755 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
While residing at Courtland Manor, now North Salem, Westchester County, New York he enlisted November 1, 1775 and served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Delavan's New York Company.
He enlisted in February or March 1776 and served one month in Captain Cornelius Steenrod's New York Company.
He enlisted in July 1776 and served five months in Captain Nathaniel Delavan's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' New York Regiment.
He served at various other times in the Militia on alarms and was a volunteer in the Militia at the battle of Ridgefield.
He was allowed pension on his application executed May 3,

1833, while a resident of Hamden, Delaware County, New York.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

Rev.&1812 Wars Section.
ADY
April 16, 1929.
Mrs. Stanley C. Bayless, Austin, Pennsylvania.
Madam:
I advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13021, it appears that James Finch was born in February 1755 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
While residing in Courtland Manor, now North Salem, Westchester County, New York he enlisted November 1, 1775 and served three months as a private in Captain Samuel Delavan's New York Company.
He enlisted in February or March 1776 and served one month in Captain Cornelius Steenrod's New York Company.
He enlisted in July 1776 and served five months in Captain Nathaniel Delavan's Company, Colonel Thomas Thomas' New York Regiment.
He served at various other times in the militia on alarms and was a volunteer in the militia at the battle of Ridgefield.
He was allowed pension on his application executed

May 3, 1833, while a resident of Hamden, Delaware County, New York.
It is not stated whether soldier was married.
This is the history of the only soldier named James Finch found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN, Acting Commissioner.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Finch, James GRADE Private LINE Pennsylvania
WARRANT NUMBER 9370 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED August 29, 1793
to Casper Iserloan, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.